articleSeatbelt would have saved forklift driver, says HSE
A man who was crushed under his forklift truck at a Grantham company would have survived if he was wearing his seatbelt, an inquest at Grantham Magistrates Court was told.
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articlePassport to safety in logistics
UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), in conjunction with Safety Pass Alliance (SPA), is looking to create a one-day health & safety passport training scheme specifically for the warehousing and logistics industry.
articleGet with the programme
Peter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, looks at the key issues affecting fork truck safety and outlines its most ambitious safety initiative yet: the Safer Site Programme.
productIntelligent secondary guarding
Nationwide Platforms has introduced a secondary guarding system designed to prevent a trapping or crushing incident before a collision can occur. SkySiren PCS (Pre-Crush Sensing) automatically stops a mobile elevating working platform (MEWP) boom before the operator comes into collision with an object that could lead to a trap or crush incident.
articleManagement challenge to step into operator’s shoes
There is a serious problem in the fork lift truck industry that is killing people. The good news however, is that we now know about it and we also know how to fix it. Dave Sparrow, MD of AITT (Association of Industrial Truck Trainers) explains.
articleSEMA load notices carry weight
Load signs need careful scrutiny by the customer to ensure that they actually do help protect workers from injury. Alan Worrell of SEMA’s Technical Committee clarifies end users’ responsibilities and summarises the origins and value of this key piece of signage.
productBeware the hidden dangers of roller shutters
Maintenance is a vital and legally required factor in ensuring the continued safety of a rolling shutter. However, in many locations, safety-critical elements of the shutter are hidden behind fixed panels and cannot be accessed by service engineers.
blogWhat will the EU Referendum mean for the future safety of the British workplace?
The UK government have promised an EU referendum by the end of 2017, but what will the result of this referendum mean for the safety of British businesses? And what should we be doing about it?
articleAdvice on safe loading of racking
Racking and storage solutions are a vital part of many operations across the UK, making the issue of good housekeeping and safe loading, paramount.
productWinter forklift maintenance
Predictions on the severity of this year’s winter conditions may be as diverse as the British weather itself, but what remains certain is that businesses need to plan ahead for every eventuality.
productHydraulic scale
New from RAVAS, RCS Hy-Q is a high accuracy hydraulic scale for counterbalanced trucks and reach trucks. On a 2.5T lift truck the RCS Hy-Q shows the weight on the forks in 2kg increments.
articleSafer Logistics to showcase talented line-up
Western Business Events is delighted to announce a strong line-up for 2016’s Safer Logistics Seminar and Feature area at The Health & Safety Event.
articleHelping you be part of the solution
HSE praises materials handling industry for ‘heartening work’ tackling health and safety issues.
productPre-site safety
According to Dexion, even before products are sent to site, warehouse safety needs to be a priority and the design of a new warehouse layout should be created by an expert who can conduct a full CDM (Construction, Design & Management) review of the design taking into account the latest regulations before it is even submitted to the customer.
articleA busy year in logistics
UKWA’s Peter Ward became CEO of UKWA in January 2015. He takes a look back at the last year in logistics – the first year of his tenure.
articleHGV driver lucky to live after forklift dropped pallet
A logistics company has been fined for safety failings after a driver was injured when he was hit by a pallet that fell from a fork lift truck.
productDangerous goods operation
Yusen Logistics has launched a new operation for the storage and distribution of dangerous goods at its Duisburg facility in Germany.
productIndustrial Ethernet added
Fortress Interlocks has added industrial Ethernet communications to its amGardpro range of safety interlocks. The new proNET communications module, which uses the PROFINET protocol and its extension PROFIsafe, integrates easily into the amGardpro range.
productInterlocks get networked
Industrial safety specialist Fortress Interlocks is integrating AS-interface (AS-i) and PROFIsafe (PROFIbus Safety or PROFInet Safety) connectivity into its tGard and amGardpro interlocks. The company is also developing non-contact switches and output signal switching devices which can be incorporated into its tGard and amGardpro units.
articleWood pallet firm takes on 13 trucks
As part of HLC’s expansion, the wood pallet manufacturer has increased its fork lift fleet to 34 to handle the 200,000 wooden pallets that they make every week.
